Checksum

I was pretty impressed with the power she put down.

191hp 145tq to the wheels on a DynoDynamic. I will post the dyno chart when I get to a scanner. I was pretty impressed because most people say they dyno below 180hp.

Razz1

So what is it like to go from 11.5 and 123mph to an RX 8?

kersh4w

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pretty nice if i have to guess.

srt-4s are full of fail. its a ricer wannabe.

velociti

iTrader: (1)

classy. be nice. i wouldn't take the srt-4 if i had the choice either, but still....

Brettus

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post it in the dyno results thread along with any mods you have .
Nice result on a dyno dynamics - same as I got after tuning - was 170 before .

Revvittupp

Sounds like someone that has never driven the car. It is what it is, an econobox wiht crank back windows and MOUNTAINS of power for a four cylinder. I love my 8 for all it is, but the power is incomparable with the Neon... Tourque steer isn't so bad for such a powerful FWD'er, braking is mroe then adequate and handling is surprisingly good. I would talk more shtuff about a limp civic SI or the nose heavy understeering 350z before that car...

CyberPitz

^ Eh, all of those cars that you listed don't interest me, hence me getting an RX-8

Then again, that's my opinion, and everybody is entitled to theirs. In Joplin, every single person who has an SRT-4 thinks they are the hottest **** on 4 wheels. It makes me laugh when they floor it off the stop light only to go 3 blocks and stop again.

YaXMaNGTO

You're talking smack about a 123mph car? I don't care if it's a bird feeder... if it traps 123mph, it took some work to get it there.

Do you have any idea what it looks like to race a car that traps 123mph in a car that traps 95mph?

YaXMaNGTO

Nice numbers... not familiar with a DynoDynamic, but from what I'm seeing, it reads lower than a dynojet. Mods?

Checksum

custom exhaust, custom intake and heavy 20" wheels. I bet with lighter wheels it would have come very close to 200.

you can trash my srt all you want... why should I listen to you? what have you done that puts you up so high you can pass judgement about something you have never seen or experienced. It isn't a street car, it isn't a cornering machine, it is purpose built for one thing.... going fast. I cut 1.66s 60ft's all day long, how many rx8's can do that? how many rx8's have ever trapped 123mph without spray? I love driving the rx8, me and my wife bought it to have a fun car to daily drive as well as autocross and have fun with.

Read the article in grassroots motorsports about the srt-4.

CyberPitz

Agreed. A **** car can be turned into awesome with work. I mean, hell, one of my goals in life is to turn a Geo Metro into a 10 second car :3

Checksum

exactly, with enough work, your rx8 might eventually run a 13. not my cup of tea, but go for it.

Aznxkaiser

11.5 isn't that fast.....Have you taken it to any tracks with corners? Or is it one of those "one-purpose" cars...

DOMINION

Crabs lol oh wait he said traps LOL!

SayNoToPistons

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Fighting fire with fire.

CyberPitz

Lol, I stood up for him *somewhat* for him to say that? Eh, let me get my flamethrower...

dos

Lol, funny how a guy posts about his RX-8 and nearly everyone trashes his SRT-4. Who cares, the guy is not all into straight line speed if he has a RX-8. I bet 80% of the people have never even been to a track, 1/4 mile, or SCCA event.

kersh4w

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i've even been at the track with srt-4. i was stock, he was almost stock. (CAI) he couldnt post better times than i could.

of course, he was a shitty driver. at least the car matched the driver.

and sorry for getting your ruffles in a bunch. but a turbo econobox is still an econobox. i'd be embarrassed to drive around in an srt-4.

Checksum

I kept up with an evo9 at the last track day I was at no problem. It corners fine, could easily outlap my rx8 on a road coarse. In an autoX or smaller more technical road coarse the rx8 would dominate. I appreciate cars for what they are, not what name is on them. My srt-4 is a full out race car, not a street car. My rx8 is a fun to drive street car, not a race car. Poke fun at srt-4's all you want but remember it would take thousands of dollars in mods to make an rx8 run in a quarter mile what a srt-4 runs stock. It would take almost no money at all (sways and co's) to make an srt-4 lap a stock rx8 around a autoX or road coarse. They weigh almost exactly the same, SRT-4 is front bias but it's fwd, it has almost no turbo lag in stock trim and comes from the factory with 230whp and a limited slip diff (all but 03 models). It is however, not nearly as fun to drive. Full build racecar against full built racecar the rx8 would probably do better overall, but for a significantly higher price tag. The factory block and transmission in the srt4 are good to 400whp all day long. For under $30,000 you could have bought a brand new srt-4 and given it 400whp, coilovers, and supporting mods, most still covered under the Dodge factory warranty. (Mopar performance upgrades) Then walk all over ANY other sub $30k racecar in any trim on any track. As well as most $50k racecars. It's like strapping a rocketbooster to a garbage can! Hang on, this is going to be fun!

All that said, I love my rx8 so please stop flaming.

Checksum

flame away, both my cars are red. (the srt4 is Flame Red at that)

Checksum

thank you, I knew there were a few sensible people on these forums.

Checksum

your right, 11.5 isn't that fast, we're in the process of building the crap out of the block and tranny. Should be able to shave almost a second of the et once it all comes back together. Then tell me that isn't fast in a fwd car.

kersh4w

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that is pretty fast for a wrong-wheel drive car.

still doesnt change the fact that its wrong-wheel drive...

seriously.. lets think about it... when you accelerate weight transfer to the back of the car and off the front of the car. and you want to put your accelerating tires where?

mysql

Compare the base Neon to a base Rx-8, and the Rx-8 will thrash it silly. Now if you FI both the neon and the RX-8, then we might be talking about a better comparison. Meanwhile you're only able to claim the Rx-8 isn't great unless it's spraying, while your econobox has a turbo.

Of course, if this was an apples to apples comparison, we wouldn't be talking about a sports car with an econobox to begin with.

Checksum

btw, the reason I bought the rx8, best handling car you can buy used for $14,000. I wanted a car that would be competitive but could remain stock. I did my research comparing the rx8 to the s2000 and a few others. In the end, the pricetag is what lured me in. With gas prices being what they are, the 8's aren't holding their value at all which worked out nicely. Me and my wife don't drive that much around town so the gas prices haven't really been an issue.